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Latest news - Next SEDE meetings - 12 and 13 July 2021 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 02/07/2021 - 16:47

In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Following these decisions, the next meetings of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) will take place on 12 and 13 July 2021 (online).
The meeting agenda and documents will be published here.



SEDE meetings' calendar 2021
EP calendar 2021
Press release: Sahel: Security situation from the African perspective - 12 April 2021
Press release: MEPs quizzed the head of the IAEA about nuclear non-proliferation - 16 March 2021
Press release: Exchange of views with the NATO Secretary General - 15 March 2021
Press release: Instability in the Central African Republic - 24 February 2021
Press release: Chair of the Security and Defence Subcommittee welcomes extension of the New START Treaty - 5 February 2021
Press release: MEPs to discuss security and defence priorities with Minister Gomes Cravinho - 28 January 2021
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At a Glance - Monthly Highlights Newsletter - July 2021 - PE 648.250 - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Culture and Education - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on...

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 00:00
The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Monday, 28 June 2021 - 14:06 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Mon, 28/06/2021 - 15:11
Length of video : 60'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Highlights - NATO Summit and Strategic Concept review: committee debate - 28 June 2021 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 25/06/2021 - 12:25

The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will go over the outcome of the recent NATO Summit and the launch of the review of the 2010 Strategic Concept, together with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană. The current Strategic Concept needs to be reviewed to take into account the situation of the international order and how NATO can contribute to European and transatlantic security in the current context. The meeting will be held on 28 June.


Meeting agenda and documents
Live streaming
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Highlights - Reviewing the EU-US Summit: committee debate - 24 June 2021 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 25/06/2021 - 08:51

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a debate with Dr Amanda Sloat, Special Assistant to US President Biden and Senior Director for Europe, National Security Council of the United States, on 24 June. Dr Sloat was part of the delegation accompanying President Biden during his first overseas trip since taking office in January 2021. The debate will look back and reflect on the outcome of the EU-US Summit that took place 15 June.

The meeting will be held in association with the European Parliament delegation for relations with the United States.


Meeting agenda and documents
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 24 June 2021 - 16:01 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Thu, 24/06/2021 - 17:17
Length of video : 71'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Highlights - EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement in security and defence: debate - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Tue, 22/06/2021 - 14:21

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold a meeting with Nobuo Kishi, Minister of Defence of Japan, on 17 June. The aim is to go over the progress in the implementation of the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement in the area of security and defence. The debate will also look into translating commitments taken at the last EU-Japan Summit into joint actions to tackle global and regional challenges amidst rapidly intensifying geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific.

The recently adopted EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and prospects for further enhancing synergies with Japan as one of the EU's main strategic regional partners in the framework of the Strategy, will also be addressed.


Meeting agenda and documents
Live streaming
Summary: Debate with Nobuo Kishi, Japanese Minister of Defence
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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 17 June 2021 - 10:01 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 17/06/2021 - 11:35
Length of video : 87'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 16 June 2021 - 18:08 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 18:33
Length of video : 21'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 16 June 2021 - 13:49 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 16:16
Length of video : 145'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 16 June 2021 - 10:07 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 11:18
Length of video : 68'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 16 June 2021 - 09:05 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 10:01
Length of video : 52'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

In-Depth Analysis - Preparing the CSDP for the new security environment created by climate change - PE 653.639 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 10/06/2021 - 00:00
While the European Union has developed a number of policy commitments and instruments to deal with the nexus between climate change and security, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has lagged behind. This study discusses the security implications of climate change in the EU Neighbourhood and makes recommendations concerning how the CSDP might integrate climate factors into its mission and deliverables. The CSDP will need to adopt a place-specific approach that foregrounds the distinctive social, political and economic dynamics through which climate factors makes themselves felt in different partner countries. The analysis looks in particular depth at the Sahel and the Horn of Africa as two regions where CSDP missions already operate or are likely to operate in the future. Countries in these regions are highly vulnerable to the interaction between a degraded environment and climate change impacts, raising the prospects of humanitarian crises due to food insecurity and internal instability due to competition for resources. These problems compound the EU’s prominent security concerns of terrorism and migration. The EU can move to climate-proof the CSDP through better conflict intelligence and foresight, carefully adapted and adequately resourced mandates, climate-change proofing investments in equipment and infrastructure, and better links to local social and institutional dynamics. The European Parliament should deploy its considerable political capital to support such initiatives, through resolutions, engagement with the UN and other inter-parliamentary fora, and efforts to garner political commitment from the Member States.
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